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Among its many collections documenting the history of the Far West, the Huntington Library holds the papers of various western historians. Although such collections present certain inherent challenges, they also can offer significant contributions to the study of the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comments on the discovery of papers on Soviet socialism written by Leon Trotsky and his son, Lev Sedov, in the Boris I. Nicolaevsky Collection in the Archives of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University in California. Contribution of Leon Trotsky to the study of Russian history; Other repositories in which Trotsky papers can be found; Content of and period covered by the Hoover Institution papers.

The importance of creating healthier work environments by providing healthy foods and beverages in worksite cafeterias, in on-site vending machines, and at meetings and conferences is drawing increasing attention. Large employers, federal and state governments, and hospital systems are significant purchasers and providers of food and beverages. The American Heart Association, federal government, and other organizations have created procurement standards to guide healthy purchasing by these entities. There is a need to review how procurement standards are currently implemented, to identify important minimum criteria for evaluating health and purchasing outcomes, and to recognize significant barriers and challenges to implementation, along with success stories. The purpose of this policy paper is to describe the role of food-and-beverage environment and procurement policy standards in creating healthier worksite environments; to review recently created national model standards; to identify elements across the standards that are important to consider for incorporation into policies; and to delineate issues to address as standards are implemented across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The experience of rural poverty is in many ways unique from that of urban poverty. In the rural setting, social cohesion creates pressure on the poor to behave in ways that are consistent with local values. This paper, based on qualitative research done in an isolated, rural Northern California community, argues that in this setting the survival strategies of the poor are chosen because they are socially rational rather than economically optimal. The choice of socially acceptable coping strategies is ultimately beneficial because it creates "moral capital," which can be traded for both social capital in the form of community support, and economic capital in the form of job opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky and his four arrangements of the U.S.'s national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banners." It states that after filing his initial papers for U.S. citizenship in August 1940, he turned his attention to the U.S.'s national anthem. Stravinsky led different harmonizations of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at his first and last concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California in August 1940 and July 1966. The first arrangement, from 1917, was by Walter Damrosch, which is a man he had met in 1925. In 1966, it was his own arrangement because he was commemorating its 25th anniversary. In July 1941, he acknowledged that "inspiration" and "suggestion" for the arrangements came from his "elderly" student and his son-in-law.

Focuses on the festschrift of Leon Knopoff, Research Professor of Physics and Geophysics at the University of California. Contribution of Knopoff in the geophysics; Topics of the semical papers; Interest of the professor in earthquake models.